Massachusetts Facts and Trivia

In 1891 the first basketball game was played in Springfield, MA.

The Fig Newton was named after Newton Smith, a ship builder from New Bedford.

In 1960, The Boston Common became the first public park in the US.

Scituate boasts the first Dunkin Donuts

Deborah Samson is Massachusett's state heroine for sewing the first US flag.

Massachusett means, "people who live near the water".

Cape Cod is the capital for Massachusetts.

The Basketball Hall of Fame is located in Springfield, MA.

Massachusett's state bird is the black-capped chickadee.

John Smith named Massachusetts.

Cranberry is the number one food crop in MA.

The name Massachusetts is from the Native American tribe, Massachusett.

Former President, JFK, was born in Brookline, MA.

The Boston Tea Party reenactment takes place in Boston Harbor every December 16th.

A tsunami formed the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard during the Ice Age.

Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and Maine make up New England.

There are 312 towns and 39 cities in Massachusetts.

The Children's Museum in Boston displays a giant milk bottle.

Boston built the first subway system in the United States.

Massachusetts holds the two largest cities in the US, Boston and Worcester.